"Men go back to the mountains, as they go back to sailing ships at sea, because in the mountains and on the sea they must face up, as did men of another age, to the challenge of nature. In the hills and on the water the character of a man comes out."
Abram T. Collier

Lone Star Outfitters

"There is a passion for hunting something deeply implanted in the human breast."
Charles Dickens

Trophy Bull Elk Hunting

"The true trophy hunter is a self-disciplined perfectionist seeking a single animal, the ancient patriarch well past his prime that is often an outcast from his own kind... If successful, he will enshrine the trophy in a place of honor. This is a more noble and fitting end than dying on some lost and lonely ledge where the scavengers will pick his bones, and his magnificent horns will weather away and be lost forever."
Elgin Gates

Trophy Mule Deer Hunting

"Growing up, I've enjoyed hunting with my father."
Dale Earnhardt

Trophy Pronghorn Antelope Hunting

"Now I see the secret of making the best person, it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth."
Walt Whitman

Trophy Black Bear Hunting

"What was big was not the antlers, but the chance. What was full was not the meatpole but the memory of the hunt."
Aldo Leopold

Florida Osceola Turkey Hunting

"Take you kids hunting or you will end up hunting for your kids."
Ted Nugent

Colorado Merriam's Turkey Hunting

"The great primitive outer world is still unconquered, and there are impulses within the beast of man not yet measured, curbed and devitalized, which are the essential motives of life. Therefore without, without wantonness, and without cruelty, we shall hunt as long as the arm has strength, the eye glistens, and the heart throbs. Lead On!."
Saxton Pope

Texas Trophy Whitetail Deer Hunting

"I hunt because I love the entire process: the preparations, the excitement, and sustained suspense of trying to match my woods lore against the finely honed instincts of these creatures. On most days spent in the woods, I come home with an honestly earned feeling that something good has taken place. It makes no difference whether or not I got anything: it has to do with how the day was spent."
Fred Bear

Wild Hog Hunting

"I do not hunt for the joy of killing but for the joy of living, and the inexpressible pleasure of mingling my life however briefly, with that of a wild creature that I respect, admire and value."
John Madson

Trophy Mule Deer

Colorado Mule Deer $6500

Lone Star Outfitters has harvested 17 mule deer bucks on our ranch in Colorado since 2009. Mule Deer had not been hunted for the prior 8 years allowing the herd size to recover and the trophy bucks to mature. This has allowed us to take bucks scoring 196 5/8, 191 3/8, 190 2/8, 186, 182, 176, 172, 168, 164, 162, 158, and 156 while leaving many trophy quality bucks for the coming seasons. Neighboring ranches have also followed a similar game management practice allowing the herds to increase in size and quality. The upcoming hunting season should provide opportunities for mature 190-210 inch mule deer bucks based on the high numbers of mature bucks left on the ranch after this past season.

1x1 ( one hunter per guide) guided hunts are available for an additional $1000.00

Colorado Season Dates

Hunt Method

2018

2019

CO Archery *

Aug 27 - Aug 31

Aug 26 - Aug 30

CO Archery *

Sept 3 - 7

Sept 2 - 6

CO Archery / ML*

Sept 10 - 14 (A/ML)

Sept 9 - 13 (A/ML)

CO Archery *

Sept 17 - 21

Sept 16 - 20

CO 2nd Rifle *

Oct 20 - 24

Oct 19 - 23

CO 3rd Rifle *

Nov 3 - 7

Nov 2 - 6

New Mexico Rifle

Oct 21 - 25

Oct 20 - 24

New Mexico Rifle

Oct 28 - Nov 1

Oct 27 - Oct 31

* Non-resident Mule Deer licenses are draw only in Colorado. Fee $376.00
** Mule deer can be hunted with elk during combined rifle seasons in Colorado for a trophy fee of $4500.00
New Mexico over the counter Private Land Owner License fees are $335.00
All license fees and dates are subject to change so be sure to check with the appropriate State Agency when applying for a license

Colorado License 2067

New Mexico Mule Deer $6500

Lone Star Outfitters offers private land mule deer hunting on 10,000 acres in northern New Mexico; Unit 56. We have been hunting this ranch for antelope for several years and have identified a mule deer herd with numerous quality bucks. This ranch had not been hunted for mule deer in many years and offers a chance at the buck of a lifetime. In 2009 Trophy Bucks scoring 180 inches and 168 inches were harvested along with 2 management bucks. 2010 yielded 100 % success with the largest scoring 178 inches. Hunters missed and spotted several deer scoring over 200 inches leaving high hopes for the future. 2011 yielded a 60% success rate with hunters taking 4 mature bucks over 160 and several deer scoring in the 130 to 155 range. 2012 yielded a 75% success rate with 3 hunters taking bucks in the 145 to 165 range. We are currently not booking hunts on this ranch in New Mexico for 2017 or 2018 allowing the bucks to mature.

These five day hunts are with two hunters per guide. Meals & accommodations are at the hunter's expense in nearby Raton, NM.

New Mexico over the counter Private Land Only License fees are $335.00.